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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI...
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{\an7}AN ICON THAT FLOWS THROUGH
\h\h\h\hAMERICA’S HISTORY
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{\an7}AND ITS LANDSCAPES...
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{\an7}AND SHAPES THIS NATION
\hLIKE NO OTHER RIVER.
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{\an7}IT CHANGES CHARACTER
\hAS IT HEADS SOUTH.
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{\an7}[SPLASH]
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{\an7}FIRST, ITS HEADWATERS
ARE A VISION OF GRACE,
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{\an7}\h\hWINDING THROUGH
PRISTINE WILDERNESS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEN IT GROWS STRONG
THROUGH AMERICA’S HEARTLAND,
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{\an7}A SYMBOL OF COUNTRY LIFE,
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{\an7}AN ENGINE OF COMMERCE,
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{\an7}\hAND A POWERFUL
FORCE OF NATURE.
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{\an7}NOW, INTO THE DEEP SOUTH,
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{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI BECOMES
\h\h\h\hA RIVER OF SOUL,
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{\an7}SPICY CAJUN,
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{\an7}AND DELTA BLUES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}FOR THE CREATURES HERE,
LIFE IS A LITTLE HOT...
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{\an7}A LITTLE OUT THERE...
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND MORE THAN
A LITTLE DANGEROUS.
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{\an7}GET READY.
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{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER’S
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFINAL ACT
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{\an7}IS A RIDE THROUGH ITS WILD SIDE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IT BEGINS IN THE WILDS
\h\h\h\hOF MINNESOTA,
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{\an7}\h\hFLOWS AND GROWS THROUGH
THE HEART OF MIDDLE AMERICA.
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{\an7}NOW IN ITS HOME STRETCH,
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{\an7}\h\hTHE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
STRIKES A DIFFERENT CHORD.
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{\an7}IT BECOMES A POTENTIAL THREAT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}NEAR ST. LOUIS,
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{\an7}\h\h\hSNOWMELT AND SPRING RAINS
POUR IN FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER.
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{\an7}SWOLLEN WITH THE EXTRA LOAD,
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{\an7}\hTHE MISSISSIPPI RISES
AND STRESSES ITS BANKS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}BARELY A HUNDRED YARDS
\hFROM THE WATERLINE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA RED FOX FAMILY
IS CLOSE TO BEING WASHED OUT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IF THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS,
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{\an7}THE VIXEN WILL HAVE TO
UPROOT HER FIVE KITS.
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{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
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{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
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{\an7}\hFOR THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS,
THEY NEED MOM AND HER MILK,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSO SHE KEEPS WATCH
WHILE DAD DOES THE HUNTING.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}USUALLY HE’S A NOCTURNAL HUNTER,
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{\an7}\h\hBUT THE NEED TO KILL
FOR HIS FAMILY OF SEVEN
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{\an7}FORCES HIM INTO THE DAYLIGHT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hHE’LL TAKE DOWN THOUSANDS OF
RODENTS AND RABBITS THIS YEAR.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT NOW FLOODS FORCE HIM
TO HUNT IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY.
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{\an7}HE WIELDS A WELL-HONED ARSENAL
\h\hSIMILAR TO OTHER CANINES.
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{\an7}WITH BINOCULAR VISION,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHE SCANS THE BRUSH
FOR THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hHIS SEARCH MAY COVER
20 MILES IN A SINGLE DAY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}HIS SENSE OF SMELL--
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{\an7}100 TIMES STRONGER
\hTHAN A HUMAN’S--
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{\an7}HELPS HIM HOME IN ON PREY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hBUT IT’S HIS HEARING THAT
ALLOWS HIM TO PINPOINT FOOD.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}HE’S ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ORIGINS
OF MOST SOUNDS TO ONE DEGREE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hONCE HE’S LOCKED ON,
HE PREPARES HIS STRIKE.
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{\an7}\h\hHIS BONES ARE 30% LIGHTER
THAN A COMPARABLE SIZED DOG...
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{\an7}MAKING HIM QUICKER
\hAND MORE AGILE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hHE’LL KILL AS MANY
AS A DOZEN TIMES A DAY:
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{\an7}MICE, RABBITS, SQUIRRELS...
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{\an7}EVEN GROUNDHOGS.
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{\an7}HIS KITS’ LIVES DEPEND ON IT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY WON’T BE INDEPENDENT
AND ABLE TO HUNT FOR THEMSELVES
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{\an7}UNTIL 7 MONTHS OLD.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hUNTIL THEN, THEY WILL RELY
ENTIRELY ON THEIR PARENTS...
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hAND ON THE MERCY
OF A MIGHTY RIVER,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVER GROWING
AS IT PUSHES ITS WAY SOUTH.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFROM ST. LOUIS
DOWN TO THE GULF OF MEXICO,
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{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI BECOMES
\hAN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE.
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{\an7}WATER CONTINUES TO POUR IN
\h\hFROM ITS TRIBUTARIES.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMOST NOTABLY,
JUST SOUTH OF CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
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{\an7}IT MEETS THE OHIO RIVER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}HERE, THE TWO RIVERS
CHARGE SOUTH AS ONE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPRODUCING
THE GREATEST FLOW OF WATER
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{\an7}IN THE UNITED STATES.
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{\an7}IN SPRING, TWO MILLION GALLONS
\h\h\h\hPASS BY EVERY SECOND.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hSOME OF THE WATER
SPILLS OVER THE BANKS
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{\an7}AND BACKFLOWS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THIS ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE
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{\an7}\h\hFINDS A CALM SPOT
TO WAIT OUT THE SURGE.
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{\an7}HE HAS SEEN ALL THE MISSISSIPPI
HAS TO OFFER,
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{\an7}\h\hHAVING LIVED IN
AND AROUND THE RIVER
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{\an7}FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hAND THAT’S ONLY HALF
OF HIS EXPECTED LIFE SPAN.
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{\an7}WEIGHING IN AT SOME 150 POUNDS,
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{\an7}HE MAY YET REACH 220.
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{\an7}HE EARNS HIS CALORIES
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{\an7}BY BECOMING JUST ANOTHER
\h\hROCK ON THE BOTTOM.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}HIS SPECIAL SENSE ORGANS
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{\an7}"TASTE" THE PRESENCE OF PREY
\h\h\h\hIN THE MURKY WATER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}JUST SAY "AHH"...
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{\an7}TO SET THE TRAP.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE WORM-SHAPED APPENDAGE
ON THE TIP OF HIS TONGUE,
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{\an7}CALLED A VERMIFORM,
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{\an7}LURES IN A CURIOUS FISH.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hONE WRONG MOVE
COULD GIVE HIM AWAY.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S LUNCHTIME
IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE’S
INCREDIBLE VISE-LIKE BEAK
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{\an7}CAN TEAR THROUGH FLESH
\h\hAND SHATTER BONE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SNAKES, OTHER TURTLES,
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{\an7}EVEN SMALL MAMMALS
\h\hARE FAIR GAME.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND NOW THERE’S
A NEW OPTION ON THE MENU.
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{\an7}CHEWY ON THE INSIDE...
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{\an7}VERY CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS HAIRY
FOOTBALL-SIZED CREATURE
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{\an7}IS THE NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hHER ANCESTORS
HAIL FROM SOUTH AMERICA,
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{\an7}\hBUT OVER THE LAST 70 YEARS,
POPULATIONS HAVE SPREAD NORTH.
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{\an7}SOME HAVE EVEN REACHED ILLINOIS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SOME SPECIES SEE THE RIVERS
\h\h\h\hAS NATURAL BARRIERS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT THE ARMADILLO
IS A MASTER IN THE WATER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[SPLASH]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hSHE INFLATES
HER INTESTINES WITH AIR,
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{\an7}\hTURNING THEM INTO
FLOATATION DEVICES,
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{\an7}JUST LIKE TUBING.
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{\an7}ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS PADDLE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SHE CAN HOLD HER BREATH
\h\h\h\hFOR SIX MINUTES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THOUGH NEARLY BLIND AND DEAF,
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{\an7}SHE CAN SMELL FOOD BURIED
8 INCHES BELOW THE EARTH.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hSHE’LL SPEND ALL DAY
WITH HER NOSE TO THE GROUND,
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{\an7}HUNTING FOR GRUBS AND SLUGS
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{\an7}STIRRED UP BY THE RISING WATERS
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}SHE’S NOT THE ONLY CREATURE
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{\an7}\h\hTHAT MUST OVERCOME
THE SEASONAL FLOODING.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGARTER SNAKES IN
THE MISSISSIPPI CATCHMENT AREA
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{\an7}ARE OFTEN DISPLACED BY WATER.
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{\an7}AS THEY’RE FLUSHED OUT,
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{\an7}\hTHEY ALSO ATTRACT
THEIR OWN PREDATORS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THE SNAKE WILL STRIKE
\hTO DEFEND ITSELF...
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[HISSING]
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{\an7}BUT IT’S ONLY MILDLY VENOMOUS.
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{\an7}IT’S AN EASY MEAL FOR A FOX,
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{\an7}BUT FIRST THE VIXEN WILL USE IT
TO TEACH HER KITS.
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{\an7}[BARKING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
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{\an7}[BARKING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTIME TO LEARN
HOW TO WRANGLE A REPTILE.
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{\an7}[CHATTERING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}TESTS LIKE THIS ARE VALUABLE
TO A YOUNG FOX’S EDUCATION.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE NEXT SNAKE
MAY BE MORE VENOMOUS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}IT’S A DANGEROUS WORLD,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND SOON
THEY’LL HAVE TO FACE IT.
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{\an7}[CHATTERING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hFOR NOW, THOUGH,
IT’S ALL FUN AND FROLICS.
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{\an7}[CHATTERING]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}THERE’S LITTLE AGGRESSION
\h\h\h\h\hIN THESE TUSSLES
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT TARGET
THE OPPONENT’S SHOULDERS.
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{\an7}[SQUAWKING]
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{\an7}BUT IT’S GOOD PRACTICE
\h\h\hFOR REAL FIGHTS,
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{\an7}\h\h\hWHEN THEY’LL GO
FOR THE FACE AND NECK.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAT AROUND 10 MONTHS,
THE KITS WILL BE SEXUALLY MATURE
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{\an7}AND HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE...
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{\an7}[WHIMPERING]
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{\an7}STAY WITH THE FAMILY...
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{\an7}OR HEAD OUT ON THEIR OWN
\h\h\h\hAND FIND A MATE.
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00:17:24,911 --> 00:17:34,487
{\an7}♪
211
00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:38,391
{\an7}UNTIL THEN, THEY CAN PLAY...
212
00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:42,995
{\an7}UNAWARE OF THE LOOMING THREATS
\h\h\h\hOF THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
213
00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:48,401
{\an7}♪
214
00:17:48,434 --> 00:17:50,403
{\an7}CLOSE TO THEIR DEN,
215
00:17:50,436 --> 00:17:53,506
{\an7}THE MISSISSIPPI’S BANKS
SEEM TO BE HOLDING FIRM.
216
00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:57,410
{\an7}♪
217
00:17:57,443 --> 00:18:00,846
{\an7}NOT SO JUST DOWNSTREAM.
218
00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:11,724
{\an7}♪
219
00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:13,559
{\an7}IT’S SPRING,
220
00:18:13,593 --> 00:18:16,129
{\an7}AND THE RISING WATERS
\h\hOF THE MISSISSIPPI
221
00:18:16,162 --> 00:18:19,666
{\an7}\hTHREATEN THE PEOPLE
OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
222
00:18:19,699 --> 00:18:23,403
{\an7}♪
223
00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:27,340
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS CITY IS KNOWN
AS THE HOME OF THE BLUES
224
00:18:27,373 --> 00:18:30,743
{\an7}AND THE BIRTHPLACE
OF ROCK AND ROLL.
225
00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:34,346
{\an7}NOW AND THEN IT GETS
\h\h\h"ALL SHOOK UP"
226
00:18:34,380 --> 00:18:36,515
{\an7}BY DRAMATIC FLOODS.
227
00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:41,154
{\an7}\h\h\hIN PAST YEARS,
MEMPHIS HAS SUFFERED
228
00:18:41,187 --> 00:18:43,656
{\an7}\h\hSOME OF THE LARGEST
AND MOST DAMAGING FLOODS
229
00:18:43,689 --> 00:18:46,492
{\an7}IN THE RIVER’S HISTORY.
230
00:18:46,525 --> 00:18:52,331
{\an7}♪
231
00:18:52,365 --> 00:18:54,367
{\an7}THE RIVER FLOODS FARMS
232
00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:58,504
{\an7}AS IT CONTINUES SOUTH BETWEEN
\hARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI...
233
00:19:01,273 --> 00:19:05,811
{\an7}DEPOSITING A THICK LAYER OF SILT
ACROSS THE FLOODPLAIN.
234
00:19:05,845 --> 00:19:10,583
{\an7}♪
235
00:19:10,616 --> 00:19:14,887
{\an7}ALTHOUGH THE FLOODS RUIN CROPS,
236
00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:19,158
{\an7}\hTHIS MINERAL-RICH SEDIMENT IS
WHAT MAKES THE LAND SO FERTILE.
237
00:19:19,191 --> 00:19:29,768
{\an7}♪
238
00:19:29,802 --> 00:19:32,038
{\an7}SPRING FLOODWATER
239
00:19:32,071 --> 00:19:35,207
{\an7}ISN’T THE ONLY SEASONAL DANGER
\h\h\h\hCOMING FROM THE NORTH.
240
00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:40,179
{\an7}ANOTHER THREAT EMERGES
ALONG THE RIVER BANKS.
241
00:19:42,581 --> 00:19:45,551
{\an7}DEER TICKS.
242
00:19:45,584 --> 00:19:47,186
{\an7}MORE AGGRESSIVE BUGS
243
00:19:47,219 --> 00:19:50,789
{\an7}\h\h\hARE SPREADING SOUTH
FROM THE NORTHERN STATES,
244
00:19:50,823 --> 00:19:55,494
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAND THEIR IDEAL HABITAT
IS WHERE FOREST MEETS SUBURBIA.
245
00:19:55,528 --> 00:19:56,996
{\an7}THAT SPELLS TROUBLE
246
00:19:57,029 --> 00:20:00,299
{\an7}\h\h\hFOR PEOPLE LIVING ALONG
THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
247
00:20:03,269 --> 00:20:05,938
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDEER TICKS
ARE THE PRIMARY SPREADERS
248
00:20:05,971 --> 00:20:09,508
{\an7}OF DEBILITATING LYME DISEASE.
249
00:20:09,542 --> 00:20:14,614
{\an7}\hIT STARTS WITH A BACTERIA
THAT THEY PICK UP FROM MICE.
250
00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:18,818
{\an7}♪
251
00:20:18,851 --> 00:20:22,755
{\an7}MICE CARRY THE PATHOGEN,
\h\h\h\hBUT ARE IMMUNE.
252
00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:28,560
{\an7}\h\hWHEN A TICK FEEDS
ON AN INFECTED MOUSE,
253
00:20:28,594 --> 00:20:30,763
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT TICK
PICKS UP THE DISEASE...
254
00:20:33,966 --> 00:20:36,769
{\an7}AND THEN PASSES IT ON
\h\h\h\h\hTO WHATEVER
255
00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:39,438
{\an7}OR WHOMEVER IT BITES NEXT.
256
00:20:39,472 --> 00:20:45,845
{\an7}♪
257
00:20:45,878 --> 00:20:50,916
{\an7}\h\hKEEPING THE MOUSE POPULATION
IN CONTROL IS KEY TO PREVENTION.
258
00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:54,387
{\an7}NOTHING DOES THIS BETTER
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAN SNAKES.
259
00:20:56,021 --> 00:20:59,491
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHERE ARE MORE THAN
25 DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SNAKES
260
00:20:59,525 --> 00:21:02,762
{\an7}LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED,
261
00:21:02,795 --> 00:21:05,131
{\an7}INCLUDING THE TIMBER RATTLER.
262
00:21:05,164 --> 00:21:06,999
{\an7}[RATTLING]
263
00:21:07,032 --> 00:21:10,536
{\an7}BUT ONE OF THE MOST COMMON
\hIS THE BLACK RAT SNAKE.
264
00:21:13,539 --> 00:21:16,842
{\an7}\h\hTHE JACOBSON’S ORGAN
ON THE ROOF OF ITS MOUTH
265
00:21:16,876 --> 00:21:20,046
{\an7}\h\h\h\hENABLES THE SNAKE
TO SMELL AND DETECT PREY,
266
00:21:20,079 --> 00:21:22,014
{\an7}EVEN IN THE DARK.
267
00:21:22,047 --> 00:21:29,588
{\an7}♪
268
00:21:29,622 --> 00:21:31,190
{\an7}THERMAL CAMERA IMAGERY
269
00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:35,194
{\an7}ALLOWS US TO SEE THE SNAKE’S
MOVEMENT IN PITCH BLACKNESS.
270
00:21:35,227 --> 00:21:45,337
{\an7}♪
271
00:21:45,371 --> 00:21:55,081
{\an7}♪
272
00:21:55,114 --> 00:21:59,118
{\an7}\h\hTHE RODENT IS OBLIVIOUS
TO THE SILENT TERROR NEARBY.
273
00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:05,924
{\an7}♪
274
00:22:05,958 --> 00:22:16,335
{\an7}♪
275
00:22:16,368 --> 00:22:21,039
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
276
00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:28,080
{\an7}THE RAT SNAKE IS A CONSTRICTOR.
277
00:22:28,113 --> 00:22:30,749
{\an7}IT SUFFOCATES ITS VICTIM,
278
00:22:30,783 --> 00:22:34,720
{\an7}SQUEEZING OUT ITS LAST BREATH
279
00:22:34,753 --> 00:22:38,023
{\an7}\hBEFORE SWALLOWING
ITS WARM BODY WHOLE.
280
00:22:38,057 --> 00:22:51,170
{\an7}♪
281
00:22:51,203 --> 00:23:03,816
{\an7}♪
282
00:23:03,849 --> 00:23:09,555
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hLOTS OF SNAKES MEANS
FEWER RODENTS AND LESS DISEASE.
283
00:23:09,588 --> 00:23:15,694
{\an7}♪
284
00:23:15,728 --> 00:23:19,131
{\an7}THE MIGHTY RIVER
CONTINUES SOUTH,
285
00:23:19,164 --> 00:23:22,601
{\an7}\hDELIVERING A DOUBLE WHAMMY
FOR VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI.
286
00:23:22,635 --> 00:23:26,939
{\an7}♪
287
00:23:26,972 --> 00:23:32,144
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHIS YEAR, HIGH RAINS
PRODUCED FREAK WINTER FLOODS.
288
00:23:32,177 --> 00:23:35,947
{\an7}♪
289
00:23:35,981 --> 00:23:40,385
{\an7}NOW THEY HAVE THE HIGH WATER
\h\hOF SPRING TO TOP IT OFF.
290
00:23:42,521 --> 00:23:44,089
{\an7}♪
291
00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:46,626
{\an7}THE RIVER HAS ALWAYS
PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE
292
00:23:46,659 --> 00:23:48,861
{\an7}IN VICKSBURG’S HISTORY.
293
00:23:48,894 --> 00:23:51,930
{\an7}♪
294
00:23:51,964 --> 00:23:53,799
{\an7}DURING THE CIVIL WAR,
295
00:23:53,832 --> 00:23:56,001
{\an7}IT WAS THE LAST MAJOR
CONFEDERATE-HELD CITY
296
00:23:56,035 --> 00:23:57,503
{\an7}ON THE RIVER.
297
00:23:59,471 --> 00:24:01,540
{\an7}IN 1863,
298
00:24:01,573 --> 00:24:06,845
{\an7}MAJOR GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT
\h\h\hLED 17,000 TROOPS HERE.
299
00:24:08,914 --> 00:24:11,683
{\an7}HE MOUNTED THE LARGEST
\hAMPHIBIOUS OPERATION
300
00:24:11,717 --> 00:24:13,886
{\an7}IN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY,
301
00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:16,054
{\an7}UP UNTIL NORMANDY.
302
00:24:17,790 --> 00:24:22,928
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE UNION’S VICTORY HERE
WON THEM CONTROL OF THE RIVER
303
00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:25,565
{\an7}AND ULTIMATELY THE WAR.
304
00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:30,135
{\an7}♪
305
00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:35,007
{\an7}\hAS THE RIVER MOVES SOUTH,
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO SOAR.
306
00:24:38,043 --> 00:24:41,613
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE PLAINS TURN
TO SWAMP AND MARSHLAND.
307
00:24:41,647 --> 00:24:45,351
{\an7}♪
308
00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:51,090
{\an7}♪
309
00:24:51,123 --> 00:24:54,393
{\an7}THIS IS CAJUN COUNTRY.
310
00:24:54,426 --> 00:24:59,064
{\an7}♪
311
00:24:59,098 --> 00:25:02,835
{\an7}THE BAYOUS OF MISSISSIPPI
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND LOUISIANA
312
00:25:02,868 --> 00:25:06,138
{\an7}ARE HOME TO SOME OF THE DENSEST
POPULATIONS OF INSECTS
313
00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:07,939
{\an7}ON THE PLANET.
314
00:25:13,612 --> 00:25:17,649
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE PERFECT PLACE
FOR A HUNGRY AMERICAN TOAD.
315
00:25:20,352 --> 00:25:29,494
{\an7}[CROAKING]
316
00:25:29,528 --> 00:25:34,266
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS MALE CAN EAT
1,000 INSECTS IN A DAY.
317
00:25:34,299 --> 00:25:36,067
{\an7}[BUZZING]
318
00:25:36,101 --> 00:25:41,506
{\an7}BUT TODAY, HE’S MORE INTERESTED
IN SINGING THAN EATING.
319
00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:48,414
{\an7}[CROAKING]
320
00:25:48,447 --> 00:25:50,883
{\an7}♪
321
00:25:50,916 --> 00:25:53,419
{\an7}WHEN WATER LEVELS ARE RIGHT,
322
00:25:53,452 --> 00:25:56,155
{\an7}MALES CONGREGATE IN SWAMPY BOGS
323
00:25:56,188 --> 00:25:58,624
{\an7}FOR A HIGH-STAKES TALENT SHOW.
324
00:25:58,657 --> 00:26:00,459
{\an7}[CROAKING]
325
00:26:00,492 --> 00:26:04,496
{\an7}FEMALES CHOOSE WINNERS
BASED ON THEIR CROAKS.
326
00:26:04,530 --> 00:26:09,935
{\an7}[CROAKING]
327
00:26:09,968 --> 00:26:14,039
{\an7}THE DEEPEST SONG GETS THE GIRL.
328
00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:18,044
{\an7}[CROAKING]
329
00:26:18,077 --> 00:26:22,448
{\an7}\h\hBREEDING ONLY HAPPENS
FOR A FEW DAYS IN SPRING,
330
00:26:22,481 --> 00:26:25,617
{\an7}WHEN THE BAYOUS RESONATE
\h\h\hWITH THEIR CALLS,
331
00:26:25,651 --> 00:26:28,053
{\an7}DAY AND NIGHT.
332
00:26:28,087 --> 00:26:31,424
{\an7}[CROAKING]
333
00:26:31,457 --> 00:26:35,561
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHEN A FEMALE
SHOWS INTEREST IN A CROONER,
334
00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:38,163
{\an7}THE SMALLER MALE
QUICKLY POUNCES.
335
00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:39,231
{\an7}[SPLASH]
336
00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:53,245
{\an7}♪
337
00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:55,480
{\an7}ONCE SHE GIVES CONSENT,
338
00:26:55,514 --> 00:26:59,418
{\an7}\h\hHE ATTACHES HIMSELF
TO HER BACK FOR HOURS...
339
00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:02,287
{\an7}EVEN DAYS--
340
00:27:02,321 --> 00:27:05,391
{\an7}A BEHAVIOR KNOWN AS AMPLEXUS.
341
00:27:05,424 --> 00:27:13,899
{\an7}♪
342
00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:16,935
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTOO LATE NOW
FOR SECOND THOUGHTS.
343
00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:18,304
{\an7}HE’S COMMITTED,
344
00:27:18,337 --> 00:27:20,840
{\an7}AND NOTHING SHE CAN DO
\h\hCAN SHAKE HIM OFF.
345
00:27:20,873 --> 00:27:28,748
{\an7}♪
346
00:27:28,780 --> 00:27:31,449
{\an7}WHEN THEY’RE PROPERLY COUPLED,
347
00:27:31,483 --> 00:27:36,221
{\an7}\h\hTHE FEMALE RELEASES OVER
4,000 EGGS IN TWO LONG ROWS.
348
00:27:38,123 --> 00:27:40,826
{\an7}SHE ANCHORS THEM TO VEGETATION,
349
00:27:40,859 --> 00:27:43,095
{\an7}HIDING THEM FROM PREDATORS.
350
00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:47,733
{\an7}THE MALE SIMULTANEOUSLY
\h\h\h\hRELEASES SPERM,
351
00:27:47,766 --> 00:27:50,402
{\an7}FERTILIZING THEM AS THEY GO.
352
00:27:55,908 --> 00:27:58,077
{\an7}[SPLASHING]
353
00:27:58,110 --> 00:28:00,980
{\an7}♪
354
00:28:01,013 --> 00:28:03,549
{\an7}THE SPEED WITH WHICH
\h\hTHE EGGS DEVELOP
355
00:28:03,582 --> 00:28:05,984
{\an7}DEPENDS ON THE TEMPERATURE
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE WATER.
356
00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:15,027
{\an7}♪
357
00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:17,930
{\an7}IN ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 12 DAYS,
358
00:28:17,963 --> 00:28:20,566
{\an7}THE EGGS HATCH AS TADPOLES...
359
00:28:23,268 --> 00:28:28,573
{\an7}AND FORM SCHOOL-LIKE GROUPS
\h\h\h\hCALLED AGGREGATIONS.
360
00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:31,844
{\an7}♪
361
00:28:31,877 --> 00:28:35,614
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY FEED ON ALGAE
AND SMALL INVERTEBRATES
362
00:28:35,647 --> 00:28:37,449
{\an7}AND DEVELOP RAPIDLY...
363
00:28:39,685 --> 00:28:44,123
{\an7}BUT DO SO AT DIFFERENT RATES
\hTO AVOID A MASS EMERGENCE.
364
00:28:46,792 --> 00:28:49,495
{\an7}\h\hSOMEWHERE AROUND
TWO TO THREE WEEKS,
365
00:28:49,528 --> 00:28:53,165
{\an7}\hTHE INCH-LONG TADPOLES
BEGIN TO GROW HIND LEGS.
366
00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:58,670
{\an7}♪
367
00:28:58,704 --> 00:29:00,973
{\an7}A FEW WEEKS LATER,
368
00:29:01,006 --> 00:29:05,744
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITH CLOSED GILLS
AND FULLY FORMED FRONT LEGS,
369
00:29:05,777 --> 00:29:08,213
{\an7}A NEW GENERATION OF TOADLETS
370
00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:11,050
{\an7}MAKES ITS FIRST VENTURE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hONTO LAND.
371
00:29:11,083 --> 00:29:23,662
{\an7}♪
372
00:29:23,695 --> 00:29:27,766
{\an7}FOR 160 MILES, THE RIVER
\h\hSERVES AS THE BORDER
373
00:29:27,799 --> 00:29:32,837
{\an7}BETWEEN LOUISIANA TO THE WEST
\hAND MISSISSIPPI TO THE EAST.
374
00:29:36,275 --> 00:29:41,580
{\an7}\h\hEVERY MILE IT MOVES SOUTH,
IT GETS HOTTER AND MORE HUMID.
375
00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:49,621
{\an7}♪
376
00:29:49,655 --> 00:30:00,166
{\an7}♪
377
00:30:00,198 --> 00:30:02,434
{\an7}THE POSSUM HAS PROVEN ITSELF
378
00:30:02,467 --> 00:30:06,838
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO BE A MASTER
OF FITTING INTO ANY CLIMATE.
379
00:30:06,872 --> 00:30:10,342
{\an7}\h\hIT’S EQUALLY AT HOME
IN MISSISSIPPI SWAMPLAND
380
00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:12,711
{\an7}OR THE FORESTS OF THE NORTH.
381
00:30:12,744 --> 00:30:17,482
{\an7}♪
382
00:30:17,516 --> 00:30:22,888
{\an7}IT THRIVES IN THE BAYOU’S
\hWARM AND STICKY CLIMATE.
383
00:30:22,921 --> 00:30:25,657
{\an7}DON’T MISTAKE IT FOR A RODENT.
384
00:30:25,691 --> 00:30:28,093
{\an7}IT’S MORE LIKE A KANGAROO.
385
00:30:28,126 --> 00:30:30,829
{\an7}♪
386
00:30:30,862 --> 00:30:34,099
{\an7}IT IS NORTH AMERICA’S
\h\h\hONLY MARSUPIAL.
387
00:30:34,132 --> 00:30:42,240
{\an7}♪
388
00:30:42,274 --> 00:30:46,011
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hPOSSUMS DINE ON
DESTRUCTIVE GARDEN SLUGS,
389
00:30:46,044 --> 00:30:47,946
{\an7}ROTTING CARCASSES,
390
00:30:47,979 --> 00:30:50,748
{\an7}AND MANY OTHER UNPLEASANTRIES.
391
00:30:52,718 --> 00:30:56,655
{\an7}\h\hTHEY ARE THE MISSISSIPPI’S
TRASH REMOVAL AND PEST CONTROL
392
00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:58,623
{\an7}ALL IN ONE.
393
00:30:58,657 --> 00:31:03,595
{\an7}♪
394
00:31:03,628 --> 00:31:06,131
{\an7}THEY’LL EVEN CLIMB FOR A MEAL.
395
00:31:10,769 --> 00:31:13,372
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hSHARP CLAWS
AND A PREHENSILE TAIL
396
00:31:13,405 --> 00:31:14,806
{\an7}GRIP BRANCHES
397
00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:19,712
{\an7}AND HELP THIS FEMALE NAVIGATE
\hTHE TREES IN SEARCH OF FOOD.
398
00:31:19,745 --> 00:31:23,215
{\an7}SHE NEEDS ALL SHE CAN GET.
399
00:31:23,248 --> 00:31:26,752
{\an7}THIS MARSUPIAL IS ALSO A MOM.
400
00:31:26,785 --> 00:31:33,659
{\an7}♪
401
00:31:33,692 --> 00:31:36,428
{\an7}\h\hHER YOUNG WERE BORN
AND RAISED IN HER POUCH.
402
00:31:36,461 --> 00:31:40,031
{\an7}♪
403
00:31:40,065 --> 00:31:43,569
{\an7}THEY’RE NOW FOUR MONTHS OLD
\h\hAND WEANED OFF HER MILK.
404
00:31:45,871 --> 00:31:48,974
{\an7}BUT THEY WILL STAY WITH MOM
\h\hFOR ANOTHER MONTH OR SO
405
00:31:49,007 --> 00:31:52,077
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAS THEY PREPARE
TO HEAD OUT ON THEIR OWN.
406
00:31:52,110 --> 00:31:59,384
{\an7}♪
407
00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:00,953
{\an7}THEIR WORLD WILL BE ONE
408
00:32:00,986 --> 00:32:05,390
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHERE WILDERNESS
INTERSECTS WITH HUMANITY.
409
00:32:06,792 --> 00:32:14,433
{\an7}♪
410
00:32:14,466 --> 00:32:18,170
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWHERE THE RIVER
LEAVES ITS NAMESAKE STATE,
411
00:32:18,203 --> 00:32:22,240
{\an7}\h\hENGINEERS HARNESS AND LOCK
THE MISSISSIPPI AT EVERY TURN.
412
00:32:22,274 --> 00:32:32,484
{\an7}♪
413
00:32:32,517 --> 00:32:35,420
{\an7}\hSOME OF THE WATER
FEEDS AQUATIC FARMS
414
00:32:35,454 --> 00:32:37,957
{\an7}THAT NOW APPEAR ALONG ITS BANKS.
415
00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:44,863
{\an7}\h\h\hTHIS SUSTAINS A CULTURE
THAT STRETCHES BACK 250 YEARS.
416
00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:52,671
{\an7}IN 1763, GREAT BRITAIN
FORCED FRENCH ACADIANS
417
00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:54,806
{\an7}OUT OF EASTERN CANADA.
418
00:32:57,342 --> 00:33:02,347
{\an7}THE EXILES SOUGHT REFUGE
\h\h\h\h\hIN LOUISIANA,
419
00:33:02,380 --> 00:33:07,552
{\an7}\hAND EVER SINCE, CAJUNS
HAVE BEEN HERE, FISHING.
420
00:33:07,586 --> 00:33:19,698
{\an7}♪
421
00:33:19,731 --> 00:33:29,741
{\an7}♪
422
00:33:29,774 --> 00:33:35,446
{\an7}LOUISIANA HAS APPROXIMATELY
\h\h\h1,200 CRAWFISH FARMS.
423
00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:38,683
{\an7}♪
424
00:33:38,717 --> 00:33:44,089
{\an7}TOGETHER THEY PRODUCE MORE
THAN 55,000 TONS A YEAR--
425
00:33:44,122 --> 00:33:47,592
{\an7}OVER 90% OF THE CRAWFISH
\h\h\hEATEN IN THE U.S.
426
00:33:47,626 --> 00:33:56,668
{\an7}♪
427
00:33:56,701 --> 00:34:06,377
{\an7}♪
428
00:34:06,411 --> 00:34:09,514
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCRAWFISH
IS A MISSISSIPPI STAPLE.
429
00:34:11,683 --> 00:34:15,987
{\an7}\hTHE CRUSTACEAN’S BODY ARMOR IS
MADE FROM 19 SEPARATE SEGMENTS.
430
00:34:17,789 --> 00:34:21,126
{\an7}THEY BREATHE THROUGH
\hFEATHERLIKE GILLS
431
00:34:21,159 --> 00:34:25,296
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND FEED ON ALL KINDS
OF BIO-MATTER AS IT BREAKS DOWN.
432
00:34:25,330 --> 00:34:29,367
{\an7}♪
433
00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:33,205
{\an7}LIKE THEIR COUSIN, THE LOBSTER,
THEY HAVE CLAWS,
434
00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:38,110
{\an7}USED PRIMARILY FOR FEEDING...
\hAND DEFENSE WHEN NECESSARY.
435
00:34:38,143 --> 00:34:41,880
{\an7}♪
436
00:34:41,913 --> 00:34:46,785
{\an7}\h\h\h\hAT THE END OF SUMMER,
WHEN WATER TEMPERATURES SOAR,
437
00:34:46,818 --> 00:34:50,288
{\an7}THE FARMERS DRAIN THEIR FIELDS
\h\hBACK INTO THE MISSISSIPPI.
438
00:34:52,190 --> 00:34:55,293
{\an7}WITH THEIR WATERY WORLD
\h\h\h\h\hDRAINING AWAY,
439
00:34:55,327 --> 00:34:58,197
{\an7}MOST CRAWFISH KNOW WHAT TO DO.
440
00:34:58,229 --> 00:35:02,133
{\an7}♪
441
00:35:02,167 --> 00:35:05,637
{\an7}\hIT’S PART OF THEIR
NATURAL LIFE CYCLE.
442
00:35:05,670 --> 00:35:08,973
{\an7}THEY MUST BURROW ALL THE WAY
\h\hDOWN TO THE WATER TABLE.
443
00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:13,177
{\an7}BUT IT’S HARD WORK,
444
00:35:13,211 --> 00:35:15,013
{\an7}AND SOME AREN’T SO QUICK.
445
00:35:15,046 --> 00:35:21,920
{\an7}♪
446
00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:24,222
{\an7}A CROWD BEGINS TO FORM...
447
00:35:26,324 --> 00:35:29,160
{\an7}PREPARING FOR THE EVENT
\h\h\h\h\hOF THE YEAR...
448
00:35:31,229 --> 00:35:34,199
{\an7}THE GREAT BAYOU FEEDING FRENZY.
449
00:35:34,232 --> 00:35:41,840
{\an7}♪
450
00:35:41,873 --> 00:35:43,108
{\an7}[BIRDS CALLING]
451
00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:49,381
{\an7}♪
452
00:35:49,414 --> 00:35:52,517
{\an7}THOUSANDS OF WOOD STORKS,
\h\h\hEGRETS, SPOONBILLS,
453
00:35:52,550 --> 00:35:54,285
{\an7}AND OTHER BIRDS
454
00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:56,755
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFLOCK TO
THE MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED.
455
00:35:58,390 --> 00:36:01,760
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE HERE
FOR A CRAWFISH FEAST.
456
00:36:01,793 --> 00:36:12,437
{\an7}♪
457
00:36:12,470 --> 00:36:16,207
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hCAJUN FOOD,
FRESH FROM THE BAYOU.
458
00:36:16,241 --> 00:36:26,284
{\an7}♪
459
00:36:26,284 --> 00:36:31,222
{\an7}♪
460
00:36:31,256 --> 00:36:45,904
{\an7}♪
461
00:36:45,937 --> 00:36:49,974
{\an7}THE SURVIVORS WILL BREED
IN WATER-FILLED TUNNELS.
462
00:36:50,008 --> 00:36:54,179
{\an7}IN A FEW MONTHS, THEY’LL RETURN
TO THE SURFACE WITH YOUNG.
463
00:36:56,881 --> 00:37:00,218
{\an7}\h\hMEANWHILE, THE WATER
THAT FILLED THEIR FIELDS
464
00:37:00,251 --> 00:37:02,253
{\an7}GOES BACK TO THE MISSISSIPPI.
465
00:37:06,825 --> 00:37:09,594
{\an7}♪
466
00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:13,164
{\an7}AS THE RIVER LEVEL FLUCTUATES
\h\h\h\h\hTHROUGHOUT THE YEAR,
467
00:37:13,198 --> 00:37:16,134
{\an7}ENGINEERS DIVERT WATER
\h\hFROM NEARBY RIVERS
468
00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:19,871
{\an7}TO ENSURE THE MISSISSIPPI STAYS
DEEP ENOUGH TO CARRY CARGO.
469
00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:25,176
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALONG ITS BANKS,
THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN WET AND DRY
470
00:37:25,210 --> 00:37:27,279
{\an7}BLEEDS INTO THE BAYOU.
471
00:37:29,814 --> 00:37:34,185
{\an7}\h\h\hPERFECT HABITAT FOR HUNGRY
PREDATORS LURKING IN THE SWAMPS.
472
00:37:36,087 --> 00:37:38,289
{\an7}THESE COLD-BLOODED REPTILES
473
00:37:38,323 --> 00:37:41,660
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMUST CONTROL THEIR
BODY TEMPERATURE MANUALLY.
474
00:37:43,762 --> 00:37:47,065
{\an7}ALLIGATORS USE THE SUN
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO WARM UP
475
00:37:47,098 --> 00:37:49,334
{\an7}AND THE WATER TO COOL DOWN.
476
00:37:52,203 --> 00:37:53,705
{\an7}THE AMERICAN GATOR
477
00:37:53,738 --> 00:37:56,441
{\an7}\h\h\hIS AT THE TOP
OF ITS FOOD CHAIN--
478
00:37:56,474 --> 00:37:58,309
{\an7}AN APEX PREDATOR
479
00:37:58,343 --> 00:38:00,512
{\an7}THAT CAN GROW TO 14 FEET
480
00:38:00,545 --> 00:38:02,680
{\an7}AND WEIGH HALF A TON.
481
00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:07,819
{\an7}THIS FEMALE’S ON HIGH ALERT,
482
00:38:07,852 --> 00:38:09,554
{\an7}BUT SHE’S NOT HUNTING;
483
00:38:09,587 --> 00:38:11,956
{\an7}SHE’S PROTECTING.
484
00:38:11,990 --> 00:38:17,762
{\an7}[CHIRPING]
485
00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:22,134
{\an7}\h\hFOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS,
SHE’S BEEN GUARDING 15 EGGS,
486
00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:24,636
{\an7}INCUBATING BENEATH
A 4-FOOT-TALL NEST
487
00:38:24,669 --> 00:38:26,604
{\an7}OF GRASS AND DEBRIS.
488
00:38:29,941 --> 00:38:32,577
{\an7}NOW IT’S LATE AUGUST--
489
00:38:32,610 --> 00:38:36,380
{\an7}TIME FOR HER NEWBORNS TO EMERGE.
490
00:38:36,414 --> 00:38:42,921
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
491
00:38:42,954 --> 00:38:49,194
{\an7}♪
492
00:38:49,227 --> 00:38:50,528
{\an7}[SQUEAK]
493
00:38:50,562 --> 00:38:59,938
{\an7}♪
494
00:38:59,971 --> 00:39:03,908
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
495
00:39:03,942 --> 00:39:05,911
{\an7}♪
496
00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:07,679
{\an7}ONE BY ONE,
497
00:39:07,712 --> 00:39:11,182
{\an7}THE HATCHLINGS SLICE THEIR WAY
\h\h\hOUT OF THE EGG CASINGS.
498
00:39:11,216 --> 00:39:12,350
{\an7}[SQUEAK]
499
00:39:12,383 --> 00:39:23,527
{\an7}♪
500
00:39:23,561 --> 00:39:26,631
{\an7}THE TEMPERATURE OF THE NEST
\h\h\h\h\hDURING INCUBATION
501
00:39:26,664 --> 00:39:30,568
{\an7}\hDETERMINES THE SEX
OF THE BABY GATORS.
502
00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:33,738
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHEAT ALTERS
A SPECIAL PROTEIN IN THE EMBRYO.
503
00:39:33,771 --> 00:39:37,174
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
504
00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:43,681
{\an7}A NEST OF 86 DEGREES OR BELOW
\h\hWILL PRODUCE ALL FEMALES.
505
00:39:43,715 --> 00:39:48,653
{\an7}BUT WARM UP TO 92 DEGREES,
AND YOU’LL GET ALL MALES.
506
00:39:48,686 --> 00:39:51,989
{\an7}[SQUEAKING]
507
00:39:52,023 --> 00:39:55,026
{\an7}TEMPERATURES IN BETWEEN
\h\h\hCAN PRODUCE A MIX.
508
00:39:55,059 --> 00:40:09,173
{\an7}♪
509
00:40:09,207 --> 00:40:19,150
{\an7}♪
510
00:40:19,183 --> 00:40:21,218
{\an7}THEY INSTINCTIVELY
HEAD TO THE WATER.
511
00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:26,858
{\an7}♪
512
00:40:26,891 --> 00:40:28,860
{\an7}IN THEIR EARLY STAGES,
513
00:40:28,893 --> 00:40:31,763
{\an7}\hTHEY’RE VULNERABLE
TO RACCOONS, BIRDS,
514
00:40:31,796 --> 00:40:34,399
{\an7}\hEVEN OTHER GATORS
LOOKING FOR A SNACK.
515
00:40:34,432 --> 00:40:44,042
{\an7}♪
516
00:40:44,075 --> 00:40:46,244
{\an7}THEY QUICKLY FIND MOM.
517
00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:57,722
{\an7}♪
518
00:40:57,755 --> 00:40:59,724
{\an7}IF SHE SUCCESSFULLY
\h\h\hPROTECTS THEM
519
00:40:59,757 --> 00:41:02,627
{\an7}THROUGH THEIR FIRST YEAR OR SO,
520
00:41:02,660 --> 00:41:05,563
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY’LL GO FROM ONE OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE CREATURES
521
00:41:05,596 --> 00:41:07,965
{\an7}TO THE TOP PREDATOR
\h\h\hOF THE BAYOU.
522
00:41:10,501 --> 00:41:14,071
{\an7}A POSITION THEY HOLD
\hFROM HERE ON DOWN.
523
00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:24,148
{\an7}♪
524
00:41:24,148 --> 00:41:29,320
{\an7}♪
525
00:41:29,354 --> 00:41:39,731
{\an7}♪
526
00:41:39,764 --> 00:41:41,432
{\an7}FROM BATON ROUGE,
527
00:41:41,466 --> 00:41:45,036
{\an7}\hTHE MISSISSIPPI BEGINS
HER FINAL PUSH SOUTH...
528
00:41:45,069 --> 00:41:47,371
{\an7}150 MILES TO THE GULF.
529
00:41:47,405 --> 00:41:51,442
{\an7}♪
530
00:41:51,476 --> 00:41:54,980
{\an7}THE LOUISIANA STATE CAPITAL
\h\hIS THE NORTHERNMOST STOP
531
00:41:55,013 --> 00:41:59,417
{\an7}FOR HUGE CARGO SHIPS DELIVERING
GOODS UP THE MISSISSIPPI.
532
00:42:01,419 --> 00:42:03,488
{\an7}THEY HELP MAKE BATON ROUGE
533
00:42:03,521 --> 00:42:06,190
{\an7}THE EIGHTH LARGEST PORT
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE U.S.
534
00:42:06,224 --> 00:42:20,105
{\an7}♪
535
00:42:20,138 --> 00:42:21,640
{\an7}LEAVING THE CITY,
536
00:42:21,672 --> 00:42:25,176
{\an7}\hTHE RIVER QUICKLY
RETURNS TO THE WILD.
537
00:42:25,209 --> 00:42:30,181
{\an7}♪
538
00:42:30,214 --> 00:42:32,516
{\an7}AS AUTUMN SETS IN,
539
00:42:32,550 --> 00:42:37,789
{\an7}\h\hTHE SWAMPS GET SOME RELIEF
FROM THE SOARING TEMPERATURES,
540
00:42:37,822 --> 00:42:40,558
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDRAWING OUT
A NEW CAST OF CHARACTERS.
541
00:42:40,591 --> 00:42:46,097
{\an7}♪
542
00:42:46,130 --> 00:42:49,300
{\an7}RACCOONS ARE SURVIVORS.
543
00:42:49,333 --> 00:42:52,336
{\an7}THEY’RE AMONG THE MOST ADAPTABLE
CREATURES ON THE PLANET
544
00:42:52,370 --> 00:42:54,472
{\an7}AND CAN LIVE ALMOST ANYWHERE.
545
00:42:54,505 --> 00:42:58,242
{\an7}♪
546
00:42:58,276 --> 00:43:02,914
{\an7}\h\h\h\hRACCOONS OFTEN HUNT
UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS,
547
00:43:02,947 --> 00:43:05,683
{\an7}BUT COOLER AIR AND HUNGER
548
00:43:05,716 --> 00:43:08,419
{\an7}\hENTICE THIS ONE
INTO THE SUNLIGHT.
549
00:43:08,453 --> 00:43:19,397
{\an7}♪
550
00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:21,432
{\an7}IN THESE PARTS,
551
00:43:21,466 --> 00:43:25,403
{\an7}TRAVEL ALONG THE WATER’S EDGE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCAN BE PERILOUS.
552
00:43:27,105 --> 00:43:32,510
{\an7}[GROWLING]
553
00:43:32,543 --> 00:43:42,920
{\an7}♪
554
00:43:42,954 --> 00:43:47,492
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hA 12-FOOT-LONG
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR WAITS
555
00:43:47,525 --> 00:43:49,927
{\an7}FOR A CHANCE TO STRIKE.
556
00:43:49,961 --> 00:44:01,306
{\an7}♪
557
00:44:01,339 --> 00:44:07,378
{\an7}♪
558
00:44:07,411 --> 00:44:09,613
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE RACCOON
WILL SUSTAIN THE GATOR
559
00:44:09,647 --> 00:44:12,350
{\an7}\h\hFOR THE COMING
CHANGE OF SEASONS.
560
00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:17,055
{\an7}FALLING TEMPERATURES
561
00:44:17,088 --> 00:44:19,791
{\an7}WILL TRIGGER THE REPTILE
\h\hTO BECOME LETHARGIC
562
00:44:19,824 --> 00:44:23,961
{\an7}AND ENTER A STATE
CALLED BRUMATION.
563
00:44:23,995 --> 00:44:27,332
{\an7}IT WILL WAIT OUT THE WINTER
AND NOT EAT FOR FOUR MONTHS.
564
00:44:27,365 --> 00:44:40,111
{\an7}♪
565
00:44:40,144 --> 00:44:42,647
{\an7}THE RIVER’S FINAL LEG
566
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:46,350
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTAKES IT PAST
THE BONNET CARRÉ SPILLWAY,
567
00:44:46,384 --> 00:44:50,021
{\an7}THROUGH NEW ORLEANS,
568
00:44:50,054 --> 00:44:52,924
{\an7}AND DOWN TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
569
00:44:54,525 --> 00:44:58,629
{\an7}THIS IS THE MISSISSIPPI
\h\h\h\h\h\hRIVER DELTA.
570
00:44:58,663 --> 00:45:01,032
{\an7}♪
571
00:45:01,065 --> 00:45:02,166
{\an7}♪
572
00:45:02,200 --> 00:45:04,936
{\an7}FOR NEARLY 3,000 MILES,
573
00:45:04,969 --> 00:45:07,872
{\an7}THE RIVER HAS CARRIED A LOAD--
574
00:45:07,905 --> 00:45:12,943
{\an7}\h\h\h\h500 MILLION TONS
OF SILT, SAND, AND ROCK.
575
00:45:12,977 --> 00:45:17,215
{\an7}\hNOW IT FINALLY GETS
TO DEPOSIT ITS BURDEN.
576
00:45:19,116 --> 00:45:20,751
{\an7}SEDIMENT FROM THE RIVER
577
00:45:20,785 --> 00:45:23,988
{\an7}\hHAS BUILT UP OVER
THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
578
00:45:24,021 --> 00:45:29,326
{\an7}CREATING A DELTA THAT NOW COVERS
4,000 SQUARE MILES.
579
00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:34,832
{\an7}\hTYPICALLY, RIVER DELTAS
MOVE AND CHANGE OVER TIME.
580
00:45:34,865 --> 00:45:39,136
{\an7}\h\hBUT NOT HERE,
NEAR THE SPILLWAY.
581
00:45:39,170 --> 00:45:41,773
{\an7}WE’VE SPENT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
582
00:45:41,806 --> 00:45:44,509
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hCONSTRUCTING
A VAST SYSTEM OF LEVEES
583
00:45:44,542 --> 00:45:45,943
{\an7}TO PROTECT OUR CITIES
584
00:45:45,977 --> 00:45:49,247
{\an7}FROM THE MISSISSIPPI’S
NATURAL EBB AND FLOW.
585
00:45:51,115 --> 00:45:54,185
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTOGETHER,
THE RIVER’S LEVEES ARE LONGER
586
00:45:54,218 --> 00:45:56,420
{\an7}THAN THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
587
00:45:56,454 --> 00:46:07,098
{\an7}♪
588
00:46:07,131 --> 00:46:10,601
{\an7}THE BARRIERS HAVE ALLOWED
\hTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
589
00:46:10,635 --> 00:46:13,638
{\an7}TO BECOME A GATEWAY
\h\hTO THE WORLD...
590
00:46:13,671 --> 00:46:19,110
{\an7}♪
591
00:46:19,143 --> 00:46:21,112
{\an7}A CULTURAL ICON...
592
00:46:21,145 --> 00:46:24,515
{\an7}♪
593
00:46:24,548 --> 00:46:27,584
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hWITH A HERITAGE
INFLUENCED BY THE FRENCH,
594
00:46:27,618 --> 00:46:31,922
{\an7}THE SPANIARDS, AFRICANS,
\hAND NATIVE AMERICANS.
595
00:46:31,956 --> 00:46:39,263
{\an7}♪
596
00:46:39,297 --> 00:46:45,770
{\an7}\h\h\hNEW ORLEANS ALSO MARKS
THE END OF AN EPIC JOURNEY.
597
00:46:47,972 --> 00:46:59,016
{\an7}♪
598
00:46:59,050 --> 00:47:02,186
{\an7}\h\hWATER FROM NEARLY
EVERY RIVER AND STREAM
599
00:47:02,219 --> 00:47:04,021
{\an7}IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY
600
00:47:04,055 --> 00:47:06,057
{\an7}WINDS UP HERE,
601
00:47:06,090 --> 00:47:08,359
{\an7}IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
602
00:47:11,462 --> 00:47:16,867
{\an7}\h\hTHE ESSENCE OF 31 STATES
FUNNELS TO THIS VERY POINT.
603
00:47:19,337 --> 00:47:24,075
{\an7}\hWITH ALL THIS WATER COMES
EVERYTHING WE PUT INTO IT--
604
00:47:24,108 --> 00:47:27,044
{\an7}THE GOOD AND THE BAD.
605
00:47:27,078 --> 00:47:31,382
{\an7}NUTRIENTS, PESTICIDES,
\h\h\h\hFERTILIZER...
606
00:47:31,415 --> 00:47:34,685
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hALL FLUSHED
INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.
607
00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:38,322
{\an7}WITH SUMMER’S WARMTH,
608
00:47:38,356 --> 00:47:42,527
{\an7}ALGAE RAPIDLY BLOOM
\h\h\hAND THEN DIE,
609
00:47:42,560 --> 00:47:46,097
{\an7}CAUSING OXYGEN LEVELS
\h\h\h\h\hTO PLUMMET.
610
00:47:46,130 --> 00:47:47,398
{\an7}BY AUGUST,
611
00:47:47,431 --> 00:47:51,335
{\an7}\h\h\hIT CREATES A PHENOMENON
THE SIZE OF MISSISSIPPI STATE,
612
00:47:51,369 --> 00:47:56,174
{\an7}CALLED A DEAD ZONE.
613
00:47:56,207 --> 00:47:58,509
{\an7}\h\h\h\hNEARLY ALL OF
THE NORMAL RESIDENTS--
614
00:47:58,542 --> 00:48:02,846
{\an7}FISH, SHARKS, SHRIMP, CRABS--
615
00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:05,182
{\an7}EITHER LEAVE OR DIE.
616
00:48:05,216 --> 00:48:08,920
{\an7}♪
617
00:48:08,953 --> 00:48:13,124
{\an7}\hTHERE’S ONLY ONE CREATURE
THAT THRIVES IN A DEAD ZONE.
618
00:48:17,061 --> 00:48:18,629
{\an7}JELLYFISH.
619
00:48:18,662 --> 00:48:24,268
{\an7}♪
620
00:48:24,301 --> 00:48:28,138
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hMOON JELLYFISH
CAN SURVIVE AND REPRODUCE
621
00:48:28,172 --> 00:48:30,441
{\an7}WITH VIRTUALLY NO OXYGEN.
622
00:48:33,811 --> 00:48:36,747
{\an7}THEY FEED MOSTLY ON PLANKTON--
623
00:48:36,781 --> 00:48:40,952
{\an7}MICROSCOPIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS
\h\h\h\hFLOATING IN THE WATER.
624
00:48:40,985 --> 00:48:44,622
{\an7}♪
625
00:48:44,655 --> 00:48:48,692
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEIR SHEER NUMBERS SHOW
AN IMBALANCE IN THE ECOSYSTEM.
626
00:48:48,726 --> 00:48:54,365
{\an7}♪
627
00:48:54,398 --> 00:48:57,334
{\an7}IT WILL TAKE A NATURAL SHOCK,
\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE A HURRICANE,
628
00:48:57,368 --> 00:49:00,805
{\an7}\h\h\h\hTO STIR THINGS UP
AND REOXYGENATE THE WATER.
629
00:49:00,838 --> 00:49:07,611
{\an7}♪
630
00:49:07,645 --> 00:49:11,582
{\an7}UNTIL THEN, THERE’S LITTLE ELSE
THAT CAN SURVIVE...
631
00:49:13,784 --> 00:49:17,288
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hNEAR THE MOUTH
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
632
00:49:17,321 --> 00:49:22,626
{\an7}♪
633
00:49:22,660 --> 00:49:28,633
{\an7}[BIRDS CALLING]
634
00:49:28,666 --> 00:49:32,803
{\an7}THE RIVER DELTA IS A PLACE
\h\hWHERE WORLDS COLLIDE.
635
00:49:32,837 --> 00:49:36,507
{\an7}♪
636
00:49:36,540 --> 00:49:41,345
{\an7}\hLAND AND WATER...
HUMAN AND NATURE...
637
00:49:41,378 --> 00:49:43,413
{\an7}RIVER AND SEA.
638
00:49:43,447 --> 00:49:47,685
{\an7}♪
639
00:49:47,718 --> 00:49:51,689
{\an7}NOW THE MISSISSIPPI’S JOURNEY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS FINALLY DONE.
640
00:49:51,722 --> 00:49:55,025
{\an7}♪
641
00:49:55,059 --> 00:49:57,995
{\an7}FOR 2,300 MILES,
642
00:49:58,028 --> 00:50:01,198
{\an7}THE RIVER PROVIDES FOR LIFE
\h\h\h\h\hALONG ITS SHORES.
643
00:50:01,232 --> 00:50:06,637
{\an7}♪
644
00:50:06,670 --> 00:50:11,375
{\an7}IT PLAYS DIFFERENT ROLES
\h\h\h\hALONG THE WAY--
645
00:50:11,408 --> 00:50:15,345
{\an7}BARRIER, PROVIDER, CHALLENGER.
646
00:50:17,348 --> 00:50:22,286
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT ALWAYS WITH
ITS OWN SINGULAR DRIVE--
647
00:50:22,319 --> 00:50:24,488
{\an7}TO REACH THE SEA.
648
00:50:27,291 --> 00:50:32,363
{\an7}THOUGH WE MOVE SOME OF ITS WATER
TO OUR WILL,
649
00:50:32,396 --> 00:50:35,499
{\an7}THE RIVER IS ALWAYS
\hTRULY IN CONTROL.
650
00:50:35,533 --> 00:50:40,972
{\an7}♪
651
00:50:41,005 --> 00:50:47,712
{\an7}WE ARE JUST WITNESSES
\hTO THE ICONIC LEGACY
652
00:50:47,745 --> 00:50:52,483
{\an7}\hOF AMERICA’S OWN
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
653
00:50:52,516 --> 00:50:59,656
{\an7}♪
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